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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
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### sec.253 BFM hours
The national regulations may prescribe the maximum work times and minimum rest times applying to the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle for a period if the driver is operating under a BFM accreditation (the BFM hours ).
Without limiting subsection (1) , the national regulations may prescribe—
different BFM hours for solo drivers and drivers who are a party to a two-up driving arrangement; and
that a minor risk breach of a maximum work requirement prescribed in the regulations is not to be treated as a minor risk breach.
A minor risk breach prescribed for the purposes of subsection (2) (b) is not a contravention of section 254 or 256 .
sch s 253 amd 2015 No. 12 s 24
sub 2025 No. 26 s 56 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.253-ssec.1) The national regulations may prescribe the maximum work times and minimum rest times applying to the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle for a period if the driver is operating under a BFM accreditation (the BFM hours ).
(sec.253-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the national regulations may prescribe— different BFM hours for solo drivers and drivers who are a party to a two-up driving arrangement; and that a minor risk breach of a maximum work requirement prescribed in the regulations is not to be treated as a minor risk breach.
(sec.253-ssec.3) A minor risk breach prescribed for the purposes of subsection (2) (b) is not a contravention of section 254 or 256 .
- (a) different BFM hours for solo drivers and drivers who are a party to a two-up driving arrangement; and
- (b) that a minor risk breach of a maximum work requirement prescribed in the regulations is not to be treated as a minor risk breach.